Attorney General's 'greatest fear' isn't Islamic terrorism..
Dec 4, 2015 19:39:18 GMT -5
Post by Shoshanna on Dec 4, 2015 19:39:18 GMT -5
Can you believe this? She's not concerned about AMERICANS - her concern is for the Muslims! 
Attorney General's 'greatest fear' isn't Islamic terrorism - it's attacks on Muslims because of a backlash in wake of shootings
'We cannot give in to the fear that these backlashes are really based on,' said at a dinner for a Muslim advocate group
Lynch did not mention the shooting in San Bernardino, California, committed by two Muslims and currently under investigation by the FBI
Authorities said yesterday they couldn't be sure the shooting was terrorism, but GOP presidential contenders said it obviously was
AG later said she had observed an 'incredibly disturbing rise of anti-Muslim rhetoric' since ISIS'' assault on Paris and the talk 'edges towards violence'
By Francesca Chambers, White House Correspondent For Dailymail.com
Published: 11:35 EST, 4 December 2015 | Updated: 19:10 EST, 4 December 2015
Attorney General Loretta Lynch told a group of Muslims in Washington last night that her 'greatest fear' since the Paris terror attack is retaliatory violence against members of the religion.
Lynch said as a prosecutor, she worries that the anti-Muslim rhetoric 'will be accompanied by acts of violence,' and said, 'We cannot give in to the fear that these backlashes are really based on.'
Politico reports that Lynch did not mention the Wednesday shooting in San Bernardino, California, that was committed by two Muslims and is currently under investigation by the FBI during her remarks, while urging Americans of all backgrounds not to give into violent impulses.
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Attorney General Loretta Lynch told a group of Muslims in Washington last night that her 'greatest fear' since the Paris terror attack is retaliatory violence against members of the religion
Attorney General Loretta Lynch told a group of Muslims in Washington last night that her 'greatest fear' since the Paris terror attack is retaliatory violence against members of the religion
Shooters suspected of having international terrorism ties fired upon an office holiday party, massacring 14.
The husband and wife team, Syed Rizwan Farook and Pakistan-born green card holder Tashfeen Malik, fled the scene and were later killed in a confrontation with police.
President Barack Obama said yesterday that the government had not determined the motives behind the shooters.
'It is possible that this was terrorist-related, but we don’t know. It’s also possible that this was workplace-related,' he said in a statement from the Oval Office.
Surrounded by Lynch and FBI Director James Comey, whose department is leading the investigation, as well as the vice president and other members of his national security team, the president said, 'Our expectation is, is that this may take some time before we’re able to sort it all through.'
Afterward, Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee hit Obama in a hard-charging statement for not declaring what the former Fox News host said was obvious.
'It doesn't take a Harvard law degree to identify the inspiration and source of the San Bernardino slaughter: radical Islamic terrorism,' Huckabee said. 'Concealing the truth and ignoring the obvious for the simple sake of a pro-Islam public relations campaign is an insult to the American people.'
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Attorney General's 'greatest fear' isn't Islamic terrorism - it's attacks on Muslims because of a backlash in wake of shootings
'We cannot give in to the fear that these backlashes are really based on,' said at a dinner for a Muslim advocate group
Lynch did not mention the shooting in San Bernardino, California, committed by two Muslims and currently under investigation by the FBI
Authorities said yesterday they couldn't be sure the shooting was terrorism, but GOP presidential contenders said it obviously was
AG later said she had observed an 'incredibly disturbing rise of anti-Muslim rhetoric' since ISIS'' assault on Paris and the talk 'edges towards violence'
By Francesca Chambers, White House Correspondent For Dailymail.com
Published: 11:35 EST, 4 December 2015 | Updated: 19:10 EST, 4 December 2015
Attorney General Loretta Lynch told a group of Muslims in Washington last night that her 'greatest fear' since the Paris terror attack is retaliatory violence against members of the religion.
Lynch said as a prosecutor, she worries that the anti-Muslim rhetoric 'will be accompanied by acts of violence,' and said, 'We cannot give in to the fear that these backlashes are really based on.'
Politico reports that Lynch did not mention the Wednesday shooting in San Bernardino, California, that was committed by two Muslims and is currently under investigation by the FBI during her remarks, while urging Americans of all backgrounds not to give into violent impulses.
Scroll down for video
Attorney General Loretta Lynch told a group of Muslims in Washington last night that her 'greatest fear' since the Paris terror attack is retaliatory violence against members of the religion
Attorney General Loretta Lynch told a group of Muslims in Washington last night that her 'greatest fear' since the Paris terror attack is retaliatory violence against members of the religion
Shooters suspected of having international terrorism ties fired upon an office holiday party, massacring 14.
The husband and wife team, Syed Rizwan Farook and Pakistan-born green card holder Tashfeen Malik, fled the scene and were later killed in a confrontation with police.
President Barack Obama said yesterday that the government had not determined the motives behind the shooters.
'It is possible that this was terrorist-related, but we don’t know. It’s also possible that this was workplace-related,' he said in a statement from the Oval Office.
Surrounded by Lynch and FBI Director James Comey, whose department is leading the investigation, as well as the vice president and other members of his national security team, the president said, 'Our expectation is, is that this may take some time before we’re able to sort it all through.'
Afterward, Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee hit Obama in a hard-charging statement for not declaring what the former Fox News host said was obvious.
'It doesn't take a Harvard law degree to identify the inspiration and source of the San Bernardino slaughter: radical Islamic terrorism,' Huckabee said. 'Concealing the truth and ignoring the obvious for the simple sake of a pro-Islam public relations campaign is an insult to the American people.'
Full story, pictures, and video at link